Colombia offers “unlimited” possibilities for ecotourism, the country’s president, Juan Manuel Santos, said Saturday. Santos made the announcement to emphasize the benefits ecotourism will bring to the region. His address…
Twenty-four of Colombia’s best DJs have been selected to battle it out in Shock magazine’s 2011 DJ Mashup competition, starting August 18. After a month long selection process, the competition…
A Bogota official condemned “shameless” people taking advantage of the increase in visitors due to the U-20 World Cup to set up businesses offering the sexual services of minors, on…
Colombia’s national airline Avianca will add a second route between Europe and Colombia by the end of this year or the beginning of 2012, majority shareholder German Efromovich announced Friday.…
Colombia’s minister of trade, industry, and tourism announced a plan Thursday to boost tourism by encouraging a higher rate of investment in building more hotel accommodations. Minister Sergio Diaz-Granados pledged…
International tourism in Colombia increased 14.3% from January to June over the same period last year, the news site Portafolio reported. Tourism soared to 775,272 international visitors this year, up…
Colombia’s minister of trade, industry, and tourism acknowledged the positive tone of the latest United States travel warning. In a statement released by his ministry, Minister Sergio Diaz-Granados pointed out…
The United States Department of State updated its travel warning Friday to Americans traveling in Colombia. “Security in Colombia has improved significantly in recent years, including in tourist and business…
Colombia’s security has improved significantly but still poses terrorist risks, according to the most recent travel warning update from the U.K. Foreign Office. “In many areas of Colombia, the security…